United States, Chicago
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The campus comprises two buildings in the heart of Chicago. The Pre-Nursery Building serves 15 months to young three-year-olds and opened in 2020; it provides light-filled classrooms, a library, and a large indoor playground. The Primary Building, renovated in 2015, houses early years and primary classrooms and specialist facilities. Students have access to music rooms, a dance and drama studio, a library, French and Spanish classrooms, science labs, an art studio, and a design lab. The school has a full-size indoor gymnasium, an indoor/outdoor playground on the first floor, and a roof-top playground with a garden managed by the students and a soccer turf.
There is a full-size indoor gymnasium for physical education. An indoor/outdoor playground on the first floor provides daily play space. A roof-top playground with a garden managed by students adds outdoor space. A soccer turf supports outdoor sports.
Music rooms, a dance and drama studio, and a library are available for the curriculum and performing arts. French and Spanish classrooms support language learning. Science labs, an art studio, and a design lab provide spaces for hands-on science, creativity and design work. The Pre-Nursery Building opened in 2020 to house younger learners in a dedicated space and the Primary Building was renovated in 2015 to support age-appropriate spaces.
Music rooms, a dance and drama studio, and a library support performing arts and clubs outside class time. French and Spanish classrooms support language clubs and cultural activities. Science labs, an art studio, and a design lab provide access to hands-on projects in after-school programs. The roof-top garden, soccer turf and indoor/outdoor playground provide outdoor space for extracurriculars.
British International School of Chicago, Lincoln Park is a British international day school for ages 1 to 11. The curriculum blends the English National Curriculum with the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), with Nord Anglia Education providing global support. MIT STEAM collaboration through Nord Anglia enriches science, technology, engineering, arts and math education, and collaborations with Juilliard enhance performing arts. The school operates across two campuses in Lincoln Park: a Pre-Nursery Building (opened in 2020) for ages 15 months to under three, and the Primary Building (renovated in 2015) housing early years and primary classrooms plus specialist facilities. Students have access to music rooms, a dance and drama studio, a library, and dedicated language classrooms for French and Spanish. Science labs, an art studio and a design lab support hands-on inquiry. A full-size indoor gym, roof-top garden and two playgrounds, plus a soccer turf, provide spaces for sport and outdoor learning. The campus weaves languages, performing arts, athletics and STEAM into a cross-curricular learning environment.